respaldo

See also: respaldó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁesˈpaw.du/ [hesˈpaʊ̯.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁesˈpaw.du/ [hesˈpaʊ̯.du]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeʃˈpaw.du/ [χeʃˈpaʊ̯.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁesˈpaw.do/ [hesˈpaʊ̯.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃˈpal.du/ [ʁɨʃˈpaɫ.du]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from respaldar.

Noun

respaldo m (plural respaldos)

1. support

   Synonym: apoio

2. backrest of a chair

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

respaldo

1. first-person singular present indicative of respaldar

Further reading

• “respaldo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈpaldo/ [resˈpal̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -aldo
• Syllabification: res‧pal‧do

Etymology 1

Deverbal from respaldar.

Noun

respaldo m (plural respaldos)

1. support

   Synonym: apoyo

2. backrest of a chair
3. (computing) backup

   Synonyms: copia de seguridad, copia de reserva

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

respaldo

1. first-person singular present indicative of respaldar

Further reading

• “respaldo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014